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News Release Montrose County Montrose County is inviting students to help celebrate civic engagement through an “I Voted” sticker design contest for the 2026 election season. The contest is open to students in two divisions: grades 3–6 and grades 7–12, including public, private, and homeschooled students living in Montrose County. One winning design will be […]
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Homestead Natural Meats is relocating its retail store to downtown Montrose. The company announced its last day at its current location, 1032 6450 Road, was Feb. 26. Customers were encouraged to stop in before the move to stock up on their usual items. Homestead will reopen March 9 at 647 E. Main St., in the […]
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The Montrose County School District has finalized the purchase of the Field House property at 25 Colorado Ave. from the Montrose Recreation District, allowing the school district to plan for a potential Early Childhood Center while prompting a major relocation and expansion of recreation services on the north side of town. The property, adjacent to […]
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For the first time since its completion in 1966, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has begun replacing all four original water-control valves at Blue Mesa Dam, a multiyear, $32 million federally funded project officials say is critical to the long-term operation of one of Colorado’s most important water and power facilities. The work, which began […]
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Wild Horse Wine & Whiskey in downtown Montrose is under contract, with the sale scheduled to close March 26, owner Scott Mijares announced this week. “It is with bittersweet emotions that we share some important news: an offer to purchase the Wild Horse has been made and accepted,” Mijares wrote in a Facebook post. Mijares […]
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After several years in Ouray, longtime Western artist Mike Simpson is back in Montrose — and back on Main Street. Simpson has opened gallery space inside Tim Frates’ MegaPixel at 509 E. Main St., bringing his watercolors and oil paintings of the American West back to the community he first called home in 1979. “It’s […]
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A local nonprofit has taken a major step toward building affordable housing in Montrose, securing land and state funding for a 50-unit apartment development that will serve low- to moderate-income residents and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as part of the broader Hilltop Neighborhood planned along 6600 Road. Community Options Inc. (COI) has secured […]
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After once calling it a “monumental win,” Delta-Montrose Electric Association has withdrawn from a $72 million federal clean energy award that would have helped fund a 20-megawatt solar and battery storage project in western Colorado. The cooperative announced this week it is stepping away from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Powering Affordable Clean Energy Program, […]
Continue ReadingVoters in the City of Montrose will choose new city council members in three races during the April 7 municipal election, according to the city’s certified ballot. In City Council District I, three candidates are running for a four-year term: Kevin Clay, Michael J. Badagliacco, and April Heard. In City Council District II, voters will […]
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News Release | City of Montrose Drivers passing through the roundabout at North 9th Street and Grand Avenue may notice something new rising above the traffic — and it’s already prompting a second glance. Perched at the center of the recently refreshed “Troutabout” is a striking metal fish sculpture, quickly earning the nickname “The One […]
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